Metal roofing shingle



June 1935- J. FULENWlDER ET AL 2,042,390

METAL ROOFING SHINGLE Filed Sept. l8, 1955 33 M WW.

Haut/mmg UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE METAL ROOFING SHINGLE JesseFulenwider and Harry Fulenwider, Savannah, Ga.

Application September 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in metal roofing shingles, andmore particularly to a metal shingle which will be reinforced at itsopposite ends, and will be arranged to automatically give notice to theworkman applying the shingles, that the correct lap has been secured.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved metal roofingshingle which will automatically give the correct lap when the shinglesare being laid, and which will afford an air space or look between thecourses of shingles when in position on a roof.

Another object of the invention is to provide an interlocking metalshingle for roofing purposes which will interlock with adjoiningshingles at its sides and ends to provide a waterproof roof, and willhave its upper end corrugated to add strength to the shingle and to thejoint when attached to another shingle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a metal roofing shinglewhich will have its lower end bent downwardly and inwardly to cooperatewith and contact the raised water breaks or heads in the adjacentshingle in the next lower course to provide for the correct lap, andwill have its upper end bent upwardly and Said bent up portion beingcorrugated to add strength to the shingle.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved metal roofingshingle which will cooperate with other Similarly formed shingles toproduce an automatically and correctly lined roof.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a metal shingleconstruction which will have its ends cooperate with the ends ofadjacent similarly constructed shingles to form an air lock between thecourses of shingles to positively prevent capillary attraction when theshingles are applied to a roof.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing which forms a part of our application,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of several shingles made in accordancewith our invention, showing the same in operative relationship;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a sectional View taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1;

Fgure 5 is a plan view of a portion of the lower left hand Corner of ashingle showing the flanged 18, 1935, Serial No. 41,046

portions adjacent the Corner being Cut away, and

Figure 6 is a sectional view through the interlocking joint in amodified form of shingle.

Like Characters of reference are used throughout the followingspecification and the accompanying drawing to designate correspondingparts.

In carrying out our invention, we provide a metal roofing shingle I,formed with an interlocking flange 2 on its left side, and a cooperatinglocking slot 3 on its right side, for the interlocking of adjacentshingles when a roof is being applied. The shingle I is also formed withone or more raised Water breaks or beads 4, which cooperate with thelower edge of the shingle in the following course, Said lower edge ofthe shingle being bent downwardly and inwardly as at 5, to lie upon theupper surface of the lower shingle, and to positively and automaticallyengage the bead, thereby providing the correct lap When the shingles arebeing applied.

In the preferred form of our shingle illustrated in Figure 1, the upperend of the shingle is bent upwardly and is corrugated as shown at 6.From the sectional view shown in Figure 2, it Will be apparent that thecorrugated ends of the upper course of shingles contact and support theunder Surfaces of the shingles in the next or following course, therebyforming a waterproof joint and providing an air lock between the severalcourses of shingles, thus preventing capillary attraction.

In the modification illustrated in Figure 6, the upper terminal end ofthe shingle is bent upwardly and downwardly as at 1, parallel to theshingle surface, to further reinforce and add strength to the shinglewhere it is most needed. The shingles will be fastened to the roof bysuitable nails 8, which will be inserted through the pre-ormed openings9 in the shingles.

From the drawing in Figure 5, it will be apparent that the fiangedportions of each shingle is Cut away at the lower left hand Corner,which Will make a tight and waterproof joint, when joined to the nextshingle.

Due to the cooperation between the water breaks or beads in the shinglesand the downwardly and inwardly turned lower end of the shingle in thefollowing course, the workman applying the roof, will merely place theupper shingle on the previously applied shingle until the lower end ofthe upper shingle Strikes the water break on the lower shingle, at whichtime the proper lap will be obtained, and the upper shingle will then benailed to the roof.

The bending of the metal in opposite directions turn back or throw backwater driving between the joints, towards the beads, where it will drainoff, thus insuring waterproof joints between the shingles. A

Many minor changes in detail of construction may be resorted to Without,departure from the Spirit of the inventon.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

A roof composed of metallic shingles, each shingle having a fiat bodyportion, an upstanding fiange'with an inwardly turned portion at rightangles thereto on the upper edge of said body, and a similar downwardlyand inwardly eXtending flange on the lower edge thereof beads eXtendingtransversely of said body adjacent said upwardly extending flange, saidshingles each having said lower flange resting on the body of asubjacent shingle and contacting a bead thereon, and being supported bythe upwardiy and inwardly extending flange of said subjacent shingle.

JESSE FULENWIDER. HARRY FULENWIDER.

